PetrolCB Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Oddly enough, Rude also passed away on April 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Very sad to hear, she seemed to be doing better lately. Great memorable part of WWE for many years for sure. Enjoyed her later IC title stuff and having the special bazooka entrance then being the dominant women's champ until she left. RIP Chyna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Yeah as far as the Attitude Era goes I'd have her below the big 4 (Austin, Taker, Rock, Foley) but maybe no lower than 5th far as overall impact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Not a shock at all, but still sad that she couldn't get things together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APO Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, The Green Meanie said: I'm interested to see the E's reaction to this. Specifically, Hunter's. If it's anything like Stephanie's on Twitter, it'll be aloof and corporate. Reading what Meanie had to say was a complete gut-punch. Man, this really sucks. RIP Chyna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just saw that tweet. It's heartbreaking. Brian Heffron ✔ @BlueMeanieBWO I'm tired of my friends dying......... 12:51 AM - 21 Apr 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I hate to say this one isn't much of a shock but I doubt it really is to anybody who has followed her post WWE "career." Still a sad story as has been mentioned she was undeniably one of the top attractions of the Attitude Era. Hell, you could argue HHH might've floundered for 2-3 extra years if not for the heat she brought him. Yes, I bought her Playboy and yes I enjoyed the majority of her Attitude Era angles. Her appearance in the Rumble where Austin pitched her out was one of my favorite "gimmick" participants ever. Its a real shame she never lived long enough to be inducted into the HoF. Outside Moolah, I can't think of a single female who deserved it more than her. I hope Austin keeps that cause alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 On my Twitter feed right now, #RIPChyna is the top trend. The trend list is bookended by Eddie Guerrero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Very sad what happened to her. She was on top of the world at one point, had her life ruined and never seemed to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 No matter what happened past her time in wrestling, it's clear to say that women's wrestling would not have been the same without Chyna's impact. Just being the first woman on a national scale to actually be sold as being able to do intergender matches and thrive at it alone has led to a huge impact on the industry today (and no matter which side of the debate you're on for "should intergender matches happen?", it is a big part of that.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I'm honestly sad she never got another run somewhere else (be it Japan or TNA). She was a big enough star that she deserved a second chance at success after everything that happened to her. She was certainly more than just all the trainwreck stuff. I honestly thought she had gotten her life together in recently time. Sure she was still doing wacky weird comedy on youtube (but who doesn't these days). Sable brought back Women's wrestling in the WWF/E, but Chyna pushed it into the next level. Had she not taken off we would had never gotten the era we did with the likes of Trish, Lita and so many others. I can only hope she's at peace now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 wwe.com has a piece up. http://www.wwe.com/article/chyna-passes-away I guess she doesn't have a Google problem anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Sad news. I hope she is at peace now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Not a surprise but a shame. People want to talk about your women's wrestling revolution now, but she's the big bang of that IMO (and I don't mean in regard to work or star matches but in regard to prominence and respectability) and I think it's a shame that that legacy was never afforded her and her role in the Attitude era has never really been given the credit it was due 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac_Fu Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Right in the goddam feels: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1286120684751400&substory_index=0&id=126269440736536 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 In a business that we can all agree beyond all shadow of a doubt is a literal meat grinder, this one... this one really sucks. Never liked her as a worker (and was never interested in her as a sex worker, either) but as a human being, her troubles were something many of us have experienced first-hand from either ourselves or from people close to us. I always hoped she could get it together because she seemed like a warm and wonderful person beyond the stupidity this world dumped in her lap to deal with. RIP Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Weird part was I was just listening to the we watch wrestling podcast on mania 17 and they were just reviewingreviewing Chyna vs ivory. The bit with her I remember was when she was with Eddy and they were teasing she was going to kick him to the curb and he ends up giving her a puppy and getting a temporary reprieve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow. This is so sad. I was just watching a recent interview of hers and she seemed in a much better place so I assumed that things were going good for her. I was never a huge fan of her work but always empathized with what she was going through and kept rooting for her to get better. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kropotkin's Beard Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 After seeing that Balls Mahoney had died I was thinking about how it seemed like the horrifying rate of pro wrestlers dying in their 40s & 50s had seemed to slow down from what it was 10 years ago. Now I look back & even though I don't really believe in "jinxing" or something like that I do regret that thought. Horrible for her family and friends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brysynner Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Chyna me that have been the biggest victim of WCW being bought out as she was blackballed from WWE and had nowhere else to work because she was so ahead of her time. I know she made her own choices in life but man were there a lot of outside forces against her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 6 minutes ago, Brysynner said: Chyna me that have been the biggest victim of WCW being bought out as she was blackballed from WWE and had nowhere else to work because she was so ahead of her time. I know she made her own choices in life but man were there a lot of outside forces against her She went to NJPW and probably could have done TNA early on if she tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 She actually did do TNA for a PPV but I don't think it was one that both sides want to remember I guess we know who the female for next year's WWE hall of fame is. And certainly deserved it as she was easily the 3rd most important person in that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterien Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 No matter what she became after WWF- she was a huge part of the Attitude era and a huge reason why DX was so popular in my house. Her impression of the Bossman during the DX skits always had me in stitches. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Damn, I am two years older than she was. RIP, Joanie. It is sad to see tortured souls continuing to live tortured lives. #RIP9thWonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Eivion said: She went to NJPW and probably could have done TNA early on if she tried. She was in FirePro during that. It confused everyone, because the list first came out in Katakana, and people had to translate it phonetically. Everyone was like "Who's Johnny Roller? Do they mean Johnny Swinger? What an odd choice". Then the penny dropped: Joanie Laurer, not Johnny Roller. That pesky r/l/w being the same letter in Japanese. I still maintain that Muto's elbow drop is the Thrashing Elbow, no matter how many people call it Flashing. I think the he named the Shining Wizard that just to troll those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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